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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1940
Page
8
Funeral services for Lew Green aged 65 of Floyd were held in Columbus Junction after his death Saturday from an auto accident near Mase. Martha Butler reports a somber gathering for the man known locally for his community work and long residence in Floyd.
Urgent appeal invites readers with stomach ailments to request a free descriptive of Excelsior Springs Mineral Water Treatments. Claimants are promised relief based on thousands of reported successes and asked to write to the Medical Bureau in Excelsior Springs Missouri.
The AAA will sponsor a national farm and home hour for ten weeks with a Farm Woman and a farmer committee member featured on each program. States include Indiana New York Idaho Oklahoma New Mexico Nebraska Texas Maryland and more. The hour airs 10:30 to 11:15 a m in Iowa on WOL and KSCJ.
Local Boy Scout Troop 32 met last evening for a softball game at the Lincoln playground with Nic McCleery in charge as assistant scoutmaster. Also noted are visits by families from New Athens Ohio and Evanston Illinois, and social rounds including a Des Moines shoe convention and a Nebraska sisterhood inquiry.
The North Iowa Band Festival program lists director Milo T. Sorden as conductor with soloist Chas Mayo performing The Pilgrim Overture and Narrator Lake eMfen. Royalty March and Whistler and His Dog Fillmore Cadman feature with Richard Star Spangled Kanner, at 7:00 P.M.
The report notes that a delegate from the Associate Presbyterian church attended the Terian Synod and that Dr. John Masson was also a delegate from the same church.
Obituary notice for Mr. Green born April 25 1875 in Cairo. Survived by widow, two sons Reece and Russell, two daughters Letha Snyder and Violet, several grandchildren. Burial at Cairo cemetery with Rev L bd Deedrick officiating.
Two Washington youths appeared before the Rotary club describing careers in California. William Stewart, musical director in Los Angeles churches, sang three numbers and discussed his vocal development. Billy Cox, in Disney studios’ story department, shared details of cartoon creation and displayed samples of his artwork.
Delores Robb aged 66, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Robb, died of diphtheria, the fourth local death since March 24. A free Tuesday vaccination clinic for children under 12 began here Monday to immunize against the disease.
At the Amos chapter meeting in the Masonic Temple last night officers were elected to serve until next January. Jack Mace named master councilor with Everette Kurham senior councilor and Wayne Knupp junior councilor. Other posts filled by Dick Knupp John Gardner Charles Mayo Donald Voorhees Douglas Dowell James Bey Bill Steele Donald Morrison Pauli Dodder Dean Cox Earl Paul Eugene Dunlap and others with preceptors listed by name.
Billy Cox explained the methods behind animated cartoons during a public talk yesterday. He is visiting his parents Mr and Mrs J W Cox during a brief vacation.
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